And here is my last chapter (most likely) before I go on vacation for a week. Unless I can get an internet connection where I'm going. Please enjoy and tell me honestly what you think.
InuYasha slowly regained consciousness. He opened his eyes. Everything was black, but that didn't worry him so much. He had something tied over his eyes.
Someone was holding one of his hands. He recognized the familiar scent of Kagome. But… maybe she wasn't the one holding his hand. The hand was at least three times the size of his own. Though he couldn't detect any unfamiliar scents. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara, Kagome… that was it. No one else could have been there.
"Ah, so he's awake," Miroku said softly. InuYasha thought the tone of his voice made it sound like the monk was dreading something. That he was awake? How long had he been out, anyway? And why was he blindfolded?
He reached up to remove the obstruction from his eyes, but a hand that seemed more the size of his own caught his wrist before he had the chance. "Sorry, InuYasha, no can do," he heard Shippo say.
He says that like he's the one who just… but how is that possible? Shippo's just a kid. And he's so small. There's no possible way for him to hold me back, not even for a second. Stupid… but wait… what if that spirit… what if she really did do something? InuYasha yanked his wrist away from the smaller hand and was about to shove the blindfold off, but another, larger hand caught his again.
"InuYasha, please," Kagome pleaded. "Relax for one second, okay? Just hold on."
"Ah! Let go!" InuYasha growled, trying to break free. Then he paused. What was wrong with his voice? It sounded so weird. Like a little kid's high-pitched voice.
Sango groaned, and the blindfold disappeared from InuYasha's eyes. "It's pointless, you guys," he heard her say as he blinked at the sudden brightness. He saw Kagome and the others all around him, but something was wrong. He sat up, and everyone at least let him do that.
He felt so… small. Compared to everyone else… had he gotten smaller?
Before he could work himself up enough to demand to know why everyone was acting so weird, he caught sight of a little bowl of clear water beside the sleeping bag he was lying on. It wasn't so much the actual bowl with the water in it that he noticed, though. It was the young hanyou staring back at him with wide, innocent eyes.
He just stared back for a moment, disbelieving. Uh-uh, no. It's not possible. It can't be!
"I'd say he's taking it pretty well," he heard Shippo say. Shippo. He had to be older than InuYasha now.
"InuYasha? Are you alright?" he heard Kagome ask. He shook his head wildly, refusing to speak with his new voice.
"Will you at least talk to us?" Miroku asked. Ugh, he spoke as if he were talking to a stubborn child. InuYasha shook his head again.
He chanced another look at Kagome, who was now smiling. "I know one way to get a kid to talk." Before InuYasha could respond, she was on top of him, tickling him. He tried very hard, but he couldn't stop laughing.
"Get off of me!" he managed, tears streaming down his face. Kagome grinned victoriously and sat up.
"See? Nothing to it," she told the others, obviously proud of herself.
InuYasha sat up, breathing hard, hair mussed. "That was completely uncalled for," he mumbled, hating the voice that spoke his words.
Kagome smiled, shrugged. "You could have said something sooner."
"But you didn't say that if I didn't you were gonna attack me!"
Miroku grinned and gestured for the two to stop fighting. "Come, come, we have more pressing matters to attend to. You shouldn't be fighting."
"She started it," InuYasha muttered, crossing his arms and earning a giggle from Kagome.
At this point I think it fitting to end the chapter. Okay, well, I was writing to three songs I had put on repeat on iTunes. Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance, Meant to Live by Switchfoot, and What I've Done by Linkin Park. I own none of those. But I must thank the artists for creating something that can inspire me to write. ;) I own nothing. No copyright infringement intended.